1243
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source| Years: 1240 1241 1242 - 1243 - 1244 1245 1246 | |
| Decades: 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
Events
- June 25 - Pope Innocent IV succeeds Pope Celestine IV as the 180th pope.
- June 26 - Battle of Köse Dag: The Mongols defeat the Seljuk Turks of Rum.
- Castile captures the city of Murcia from the Moors.
- The city of Brno is founded.
Births
- June 28 - Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (d. 1304)
- September 2 - Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)
- James II of Majorca (d. 1311)
- Valdemar I of Sweden (d. 1302)
Deaths
Rulers
- Aragon - James I, King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
- Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252)
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